Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee
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Current Exhibition
Special Offer
ETHS Gets Social!
Brown Bag Lecture
Last Chance
Annual Meeting
Genealogy Workshops
Holiday Hours
Quick Links
Current Exhibition
Roads I've Traveled: The Life's Work of Jim Gray
February 7, 2011 through April  23, 2011

Museum of East Tennessee History

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SAT | 10-4
SUN | 1-5
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Save $50 on limited edition Jim Gray lithograph

 

Jim Gray's Of the Mountains (seen on right) is being offered to ETHS Members as a limited edition lithograph for the introductory price of $150. The signed and numbered prints are available for purchase through the Museum Shop. Call 865-215-8830 to order your print today.

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Hear all the details about the 1950 strike in Hamblen County that caused congressional hearings to be held in Morristown, visit the Jim Gray exhibition before it is gone, make plans to attend the Annual Meeting, and learn how to find your family history on the internet or in the McClung Historical Collection!
  
This edition of "History Highlights" features upcoming programs offered by the East Tennessee Historical Society that spotlight unique aspects of our region's history. So, mark your calendars now, and join us in "Making History Personal!"
"American Enka and the Modern Labor Movement"
A Brown Bag Lecture by Dr. Jennifer E. Brooks
East Tennessee History Center | Wednesday, April 13 at noon
  

The strike at the American Enka plant

In conjunction with the new feature exhibition American Enka and the Modern Labor Movement, guest curator Jennifer E. Brooks from Auburn University will give a Brown Bag Lecture this Wednesday. The lecture will examine the 1950 strike in Hamblen County and the ensuing violence that led to Hubert Humphrey holding congressional hearings in Morristown. Brooks will place the strike in context of the modern labor movement in the South following World War II. 

 

The exhibition and lecture are both free and open to the public. Guests are invited to bring a lunch. Canned drinks will be available for purchase.  

 

For more information on the exhibition, please click here. The American Enka and the Modern Labor Movement exhibition is supported through a grant by Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. 

 

Last Chance to See the Feature Exhibition
Road's I've Traveled: The Life's Work of Jim Gray
On Display at the East Tennessee History Center through April 23 
Of the Mountains by Jim Gray.

If you have not seen the feature exhibition Roads I've Traveled: The Life's Work of Jim Gray, please make plans to do so by next Saturday, April 23.  The retrospective exhibition has been described as one of ETHS's best, and even Jim Gray himself said that he wouldn't change a thing!  The exhibition features the landscapes Gray is famous for, as well as seascapes, portraiture, sculpture, and even works by other Gray family members.  You won't want to miss this one.

ETHS Annual Meeting of the Membership
Tuesday, May 3 | Cash Bar 5:30 pm, Dinner & Program at 6:30 
Mabry-Hazen House, Knoxville
  

To kick off the ETHS celebration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, The ETHS Annual Meeting of the Membership will be held at the Mabry-Hazen House in Knoxville on May 3. Guests will hear  "Melody and History: Songs from the Civil War Era" by Conny Ottway, as well as the announcement of ETHS Civil War Commemoration plans, election of officers, and presentation of awards. Guests are invited to come early to take a tour of the Mabry-Hazen House and Bethel Cemetery starting at 4 p.m.. Cost is $35 and reservations are required. For more information click here.

Genealogy Workshops  
East Tennessee History Center 
 
Internet Genealogy- April 30, 11 am-12 pm and 1-2 pm, with instructor George K. Schweitzer, PhD. Students use an individual computer to locate and explore the seven major surname sites. Limited to 22 participants. Pre-registration is required and begins April 18. Call 865-215-8809.
  
The McClung Genealogical Collection- May 14, 10am-12pm with instructor Steve Cotham, MA, MLS, Manager, McClung Collection. Students will learn how to use the book, microfilm, manuscript, and internet facilities of the McClung Historical Collection to advance their genealogical research. No reservation is required.
Holiday Hours at East Tennessee History Center
  

The Museum of East Tennessee History

Friday, April 22 - open from 10-4

Saturday, April 23 - open from 10-4

Sunday, April 24 - closed

 

Knox County Archives

Friday, April 22 - closed

 

McClung Historical Collection

Friday, April 22 - closed

Saturday, April 23 - open from 9-5

Sunday, April 24 - closed

 

 

We hope to see you soon at the East Tennessee History Center!

Sincerely,
 
East Tennessee Historical Society
Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee